1. Imperial Valley And water use

2. Natural Environment Before the Hoover dam and the Imperial dam, imperial Valley would look more like these pictures. average annual rainfall: 2.92 inches

3. Landscape today

4. Water from the Colorado River Water comes from the river and get divided up and sold to other counties The water received In Imperial has a high salt count which will kill crops if it reaches the roots.

5. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A lot was used in Imperial until they were told they would be accountable for the fate of the Salton sea. Salton Sea is where Imperial’s water run off goes.

6. Birds’ eye view of the Land use

7. Population of Calipatria Population of Calipatria is 7,289 About 7.3 miles from the Salton sea 180 feet below sea level

8. Money Spent in Imperial (From The USDA rural Development) Transportation infrastructure - $650,000 EC funds Utilities - $430,000 State - $650,000 EC funds Sewage systems - $250,000 State- $100,000 Local- $650,000 EC funds Industrial/commercial expansions for the new Port of entry - $101,000 Local - $25,000 EC funds

9. Some crops grown in Imperial Alpha Grass artichokes honeydews dry bulb onions sugar beets